Peter Heimsoth's Modeling Jobs, Acting Auditions and Additional Experience

About Me: I was born in North Carolina and raised in Michigan and (mostly) Illinois. I grew up in Lombard, IL with my folks and my brother and sister, then moved to McHenry upon marrying my sweetheart Cynthia.

I've been in love with stage work since playing an angel in "Hansel and Gretel" when I was a wee one (I guarded Gretel's head).

While I could be perfectly happy doing community theater as a recreation, I have often wished to experience that sensation of which I have heard others speak: the delight, and almost embarrassment, of being paid for doing something you truly enjoy doing.

Also, having been told for years that I have a great voice and that I ought to do voice-overs (or was it that I had a good face for radio?), I enlisted in the Voices For All Master Class program and came out of it with a warm glow and a top-notch pair of demos, which can be heard at:

www.vfademos.com/pheimsoth

Contact info:
maskedman66@hotmail.com
peter.heimsoth@yahoo.com

Short Resume: PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Trained voice (both speaking and singing) with a wide range of character voices and accents, also aptitude with recording and editing equipment, eye for detail and composition, creativity, and sense of humor. Good at taking direction, but not averse to making suggestions.

EDUCATION:
The Voices For All Master Class program

Illinois Center for Broadcasting, Lombard, Illinois

College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL (degree: Associate in Arts)

Walther Lutheran High School, Melrose Park, IL

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Football Coach-type Voice in T.V. commercial for Sports Fantastic

Voice of "Dusty" in T.V. commercial for Stroke of Luck Family Fun Center

WRMN/WJKL, Elgin, IL: Commercial Producer (intern)

FILM EXPERIENCE:

2010: Extra in the feature film "The Dilemma"

2006: Extra in the independent short "3:16"

THEATER EXPERIENCE:

2011: Riverview Theatre's (McHenry, IL) production of "The Taming of the Shrew" as Baptista Minola

2010: Town Square Players' (Woodstock, IL) production of "1776" as Caesar Rodney

2009: Riverview Theater's (McHenry, IL) production of "Much Ado About Nothing" as Don John

2008: GreenRoom Productions' (Huntley, IL) production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as Puck and Philostrate

2007: Riverview Theater's production of "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play" as Clarence Oddbody and Uncle Billy

2006: Town Square Players' production of "Camelot" as Merlyn and Dap

2004: Stagecoach Players' (DeKalb, IL) production of "The Wizard of Oz" as The Cowardly Lion and Zeke

2003: Wood Street Theater's (Palatine, IL) production of "And on the Sixth Day" as Abraham, a Lion, the Bass in Delilah?s Barbershop Quartet, and the Voice of God the Son

2002: A a short reader's theater presentation called "Dear Mr. Williams" as a real-life gentleman named Hemerle R. Williams

2001: Wheaton Drama's production of "A Christmas Carol" as Ebenezer Scrooge

2000: Palatine Park District's production of "Merry Christmas, George Bailey!" as Dr. Campbell and Mr. Carter

OTHER EXPERIENCE:
1996-2001: Volunteer with Chicagoland Radio Information Service

ACCOLADES:
Winner, Anime Idol Semi-Finals, Chicago
Second Runner-up, Anime Idol Finals, New York

INTERESTS/HOBBIES/EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
Acting, drawing, reading, writing, and doing audio and video production

1994-present: Member of The Animatrix Network

1993-present: Member of The Those Were the Days Radio Players

1992-present: Member of The Klingon Armada International

ULTIMATE GOAL:
Providing character voices for animation (both pre-recording original productions and dubbing foreign works), and also helping to bring back radio drama

ACCENTS:
English (BBC British, Cockney, North Country, West Country), Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, Russian, Romanian/Transylvanian, French, Japanese, Southern American (North Carolina, Texas), Brooklyn/Bronx, and an all-purpose "European" accent

Where to hear my voice online:

http://www.vfademos.com/pheimsoth/